Carnaubeira fruit meal on performance and carcass yield of european quails
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i9.8079Keywords:
Alternative foods, Carnauba, Coturnix coturnix coturnix, Metabolizable energy.Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the addition of carbaubeira fruit meal (CFM) to replace corn, on the performance and carcass yield of European quails. Initially, the bromatological analysis of the CFM, was performed to determine the percentage of inclusion of it in the experimental diets. Six hundred, one day old, male and female European quails, were distributed in a completely randomized design composed of five treatments (increasing levels of corn substitution by CFM being 0, 4, 8, 12 and 16 % of inclusion), eight repetitions and 15 birds per repetition. Weekly, from 1 to 42 days of age, feed intake (FI), weight gain (WG) and feed conversion (FC) were evaluated. At 42 days after slaughter, slaughter weight, weight of noble cuts (breast and thighs) and organs (gizzard, cecum and small intestine) were determined. The data were subjected to analysis of variance and the means that showed a significant difference were compared using the Tukey and Dunnet tests (P <0.05). The inclusion of 8% CFM is sufficient to improve quail performance and yield without causing apparent toxicity problems for European quails. Further studies should be carried out to better understand this ingredient, addressing other stages of quail production, such as laying, in order to make statements regarding the toxicity of this ingredient over a longer period of consumption.
References
Chaplin, S. B. (1989). Effect of cecectomy on water and nutrient absorption of birds. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 3(Suppl.), 81–86.
De Jong, I. C., Enting, H., Van Voorst, A., & Blokhuis, H. J. (2005). Do low-density diets improve broiler breeder welfare during rearing and laying? Poultry Science. 84, 194–203.
Enting, H., Veldman, A., Verstegen, M. W. A., & Van der Aar, P. J. (2007). The effect of low-density diets on broiler breeder development and nutrient digestibility during the rearing period. Poultry Science. 86, 720–726.
Fialho, E.T., & Barbosa, H.P. (2007). Alimentos alternativos para suínos. Lavras: UFLA, p.196.
Garcez, B. S., Alves, A. A., Oliveira, M. E., Moreira-Filho, M. A., Azevêdo, D. M. M. R., & Lacerda, M. S. B. (2020). Nutrient metabolism and ingestive behavior of goats fed diets containing palm tree fruit. Revista Ciência Agronômica. 51, p. 1-10.
Hetland, H., Svihus, B., & Choct, M. (2005). Role of insoluble fiber on gizzard activity in layers. Journal Applied of Poultry Research. 14, 38–46.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. (2018). Produção da extração vegetal e da silvicultura. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE. p.17.
Jamroz, D., Jakobsen, K., Orda, J., Skorupinska, J., & Wiliczkiewicz A. (2001). Development of the gastrointestinal tract and digestibility of dietary fibre and amino acids in young chickens, ducks and geese fed diets with high amounts of barley. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 130, 643–652.
Jiménez-Moreno, E., González-Alvarado, J.M., González-Sánchez, D., Lázaro, R., and Mateos, G.G. (2010). Effects of type and particle size of dietary fiber on growth performance and digestive traits of broilers from 1 to 21 days of age. Poultry Science. 89(10), 2197-2212.
Jorgensen, H., Zhao, X. Q., Knudsen, K. E., & Eggum, B. O. (1996). The influence of dietary fibre source and level on the development of the gastrointestinal tract, digestibility and energy metabolism in broiler chickens. British Journal of Nutrition. 75, 379–395.
Liu, G., Luo, X., Zhao, X., et al. (2018). Gut microbiota correlates with fiber and apparent nutrients digestion in goose. Poultry Science. 97(11), 3899-3909.
Mateos, G. G., Lazaro, R., & Gracia, M. I. (2002). The feasibility of using nutritional modifications to replace drugs in poultry feeds. Journal Applied of Poultry Research. 11, 437–452.
Moradi, S., Zaghari, M., Shivazad, M., Osfoori, R., & Mardi, M. (2013). Response of female broiler breeders to qualitative feed restriction with inclusion of soluble and insoluble fiber sources. Journal Applied of Poultry Research. 22, 370–381.
Pereira, A. S., Shitsuka, D. M., Parreira, F. J., & Shitsuka, R. (2018). Metodologia da pesquisa científica. Santa Maria: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
SAS. (2011). SAS/STAT 9.3 User’s Guide. Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.
Scanes, C.G. Chapter 18 - Carbohydrate Metabolism. (2015). In: Sturkie's Avian Physiology (Sixth Edition), Academic Press, p. 421-441.
Silva, J.H.V., & Costa, F.G.P. (2009). Tabela para codornas japonesas e europeias. 2.ed. Jaboticabal: FUNEP, p.110.
Ververis, C., Georghiou, K., Christodoulakis, N., Santas, P., & Santas, R. (2004). Fiber dimensions, lignin and cellulose content of various plant materials and their suitability for paper production. Industrial Crops and Products. 19, 245–254.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2020 Simpliciano Eustaquilino de Souza Neto; Isabelle Naemi Kaneko; Lucas Nunes de Melo; Fernando Guilherme Perazzo Costa; John Kennedy Guedes Rodrigues
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
1) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2) Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3) Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
